GRE Word List

FESTER

to generate pus

The meaning of the word fester is to generate pus.

Random words

WordMeaning
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
notorietythe quality or state of being notorious
luxuriateto grow profusely : thrive
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
witherto become dry and sapless
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
inopportuneinconvenient